Improving Food Supply Chain in the EU

Presented by Benjamin Vallin, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, at the 1st Meeting of the Food and Beverages Processing Expert Group, OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe. 4 March 2014, Paris, France.

5.
High level group on the competitiveness
of the food industry
Task:
Identify the factors that influence the competitive
position and sustainability of the food industry
Formulate a set of sector-specific recommendations
Enterprise
and
Industry

7.
A vision for the food & drink industry
 The creation of a highly competitive European food
industry that is a world leader in providing consumers
with a wide variety of sustainable, safe, nutritious and
high-quality food commodities at affordable prices.
Enterprise
and
Industry

11.
High Level For for a Better Functioning
Food Supply Chain
Task:
Help with the development of industrial policy in the
food sector
Advise on the implementation of the 2009 roadmap
of key initiatives and Commission Communication
Enterprise
and
Industry

12.
2012 report
Priorities for
continued work
Roadmap 80%
implemented
Enterprise
and
Industry

13.
Examples of outcomes
Recommendation
Result
Address relationships along the food supply Self-regulatory initiative
chain with a view to adopt an EU-wide code on B2B trading practice
of conduct
launched
European sectoral dialogue as a tool of
good governance
Sectoral social dialogue
committee established
Improve impact assessments to better take Guidance developped
into account the effects on the chain and
and broadly used in
on small and medium-sized companies
Commission assessments
Tackle the issues of asyncrhonous
authorisation of GMOs
Technical solution for low
level presence in feed
Ensure proper implementation of EU food
legislation by Member States
New and updated
guidance; trainings
Enterprise
and
Industry